The double-amputee had been dead for hours by the time he was discovered and rigor mortis had set in.

Although many hospital staff testified they saw Sinclair, no one thought he was waiting for care. Some testified they thought the aboriginal man was drunk and was waiting for a ride or just needed a warm place to rest.

Smylie suggested Canada’s health care is a loose extension of colonialism because it is founded on a belief that one set of people are superior to another.

“Our health-care services were set up with the best intentions in mind,” Smylie testified Tuesday. “They weren’t set up with indigenous people in mind.”